PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers cornerback Marquis Williams is getting a shot at the NFL despite going undrafted last weekend following his graduation. Williams, who starred at Pitt as an undersized, but excellent starting cornerback for the past four seasons, has received an invited to rookie minicamp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to a report from Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Williams ended his time at Pitt having started 45 games over five full seasons in blue and gold. He amassed 109 total tackles, 5.5 for loss, six interceptions, 17 passes defended and a forced ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers added a great veteran guard/forward to the Zoo Crew roster ahead of The Basketball Tournament (TBT) regional this summer. Lamar Patterson will join the Zoo Crew, along with the likes of forwards Nike Sibande (2020-23) and Jamel Artis (2013-17). Guard Jamarius Burton (2021-23), who is supposed to play with the Zoo Crew, is now questionable due to suffering a recent injury. Patterson spent five seasons with the Panthers from 2009-14, playing in a program record 149 games and starting in all 106 games his last three seasons, while serving as a team captain his fina ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have heavily recruited Kentucky transfer Adou Thiero, but recently, another team has come into try and win the sweepstakes for the valued forward. Thiero made a visit to Arkansas, posting it on his Instagram story with the location as Fayetteville, Arkansas, the location for Arkansas basketball, also with 'Hogs' and two logos of the their mascot in the picture as well. Thiero chose to transfer from Kentucky after the end of this past season. His head coach, John Calipari, is now the head coach of Arkansas and is vying to bring back the prized forward to Fayettev ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have about six months to go before the start of the next season, but even with their 2024-25 schedule not out yet, they already have their opponent in the season opener. Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Pitt will host Radford at the Petersen Events Center on November 4 to kickstart the 2024-25 campaign. If they do play Radford, this will serve as the first ever meeting between the two programs. Pitt has also only played four games against opponents from the Big South, the conference Radford is in, throughout their history. This includes two home wins ag ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have added two new games to their future football schedules. According to a repot from Action Network's Brett McMurphy, the Panthers have sceduled a home-and-home series with UCF. McMurphy said Pitt will host the first game at Acisure Stadium in 2026 and visit UCF in Orlando, Florida for the return game in 2029. Exact kickoff times will be announced at a later date. Pitt later confirmed the report themselves. This isn't the first time the Panthers and Knights have clashed in a home-and-home series. During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, they drew a 1-1 tie with both ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers continue to work to bring in great talent in the transfer portal and made contact with a defensive back that excelled last season. James Madison defensive back D'Angelo Ponds entered the portal last week, and Pitt joined one of 22 other schools for his services, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3. This includes ACC schools in Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, Big Ten schools in Illinois, Indiana and USC, Big 12 schools in Arizona, Cincinnati and Houston, SEC schools in Auburn, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, American schools ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers forward Femi Odukale announced his transfer to Minnesota to close out his college career. Odukale committed to Pitt as a member of the Class of 2020, coming in as a three-star guard with 247Sports and Rivals ranking him in their top 200 players. He played in 22 games and started five contests as a freshman in the COVID-19 impacted 2020-21 season. He also averaged 20.4 minutes, 6.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game, respectively, while shooting 46.4% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range and 49.3% from the foul line. Odukale saw his ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- Pitt Panthers transfer target forward Adou Thiero is on a visit to Arkansas, which might prove crucial in his recruitment going forward. Thiero posted an Instagram story with the location as Fayetteville, Arkansas, the location for Arkansas basketball, also with 'Hogs' and two logos of the their mascot in the picture as well. Thiero chose to transfer from Kentucky after the end of this past season. His head coach, John Calipari, is now the head coach of Arkansas and is vying to bring back the prized forward to Fayetteville. Arkansas is in Thiero's top five schools, along with Pit ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers saw one of their former transfer targets reenter the transfer portal, giving them another shot at them. St. John's forward Chris Ledlum is back in the transfer portal after one season in the Big East. He started in 30 of 31 contests, averaging 28.8 minutes, 9.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, respectively, while shooting 42.7% from the field and career-highs in 31.5% from 3-point range and 70.8% from the foul line, respectively. Ledlum initially entered the transfer portal after spending three seasons with Harvard from 2019 ..read more

PITTSBURGH -- The regional round of The Basketball Tournament hosted by the Pitt Panthers now has a full complement of teams set to visit the Petersen Events this summer. With the addition of Stars of Stoors, a team of UConn alumni, the Pittsburgh Regional is set. The Zoo Crew, a team of Pitt alumni, will face off with Stars of Stoors, Happy Valley Hoopers (Penn State alumni) and Best Virginia (West Virginia alumni) in a regional that will be full of bad blood. Pittsburgh Regional games will be played at Petersen Events Center from July 19 to 24. Each of the 64 teams in the single-elimination ..read more